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RATINGS: 300   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.31   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Working with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board (LSPMB), Abita Beer announced that it has established ‘SOS – A Charitable Fund’ that will assist with the rescue and restoration of the environment, industry and individuals fighting to survive this disastrous oil spill.

The fund has pledged that 100% of all money raised will go to charity. In addition, the Louisiana Seafood Marketing Board will play an important role in advising where the money can do the most good. An advisory committee is being established as the donation process and grant procedures are finalized.

The centerpiece of the fundraising effort is a new charitable beer created by Abita. The brew, called SOS – A Charitable Pilsner, will generate 75¢ for every bottle sold. This Abita Beer is a message in a bottle...a distress signal for the troubled waters of our Gulf Coast. For every bottle sold Abita will donate 75¢ to the rescue and restoration of the environment, industry and individuals fighting to survive this disastrous oil spill. This unfiltered Weizen Pils is made with Pilsner and Wheat malts. It is hopped and dry hopped with Sterling and German Perle hops. It has a brilliant gold color, a sweet malt flavor, and a pleasant bitterness and aroma.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
_angst_ (988) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - OCT 5, 2011
Bottle @ Oliver Twist on September 30. Pours golden with a thick white head. Smell is subtle with some roasted malt, hay and caramel. Taste is butterscotch with a dry bitterness and some fresh fruit.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
johno (168) - Galveston, Texas, USA - OCT 4, 2011
Cloudy gold.. pleasant nose with orange, apricot, little bready, some hops.. medium-bodied, slightly bitter, tasty, hops & fruit, but falls apart a bit on the finish, out of place metallic off-note, but still refreshing, serviceable.. quite sessionable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dazz3 (872) - Hällefors, SWEDEN - OCT 3, 2011
Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours copper with a small white head. Smells honey and nutty. Tastes nutty malty and honey with a similar finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
rlgk (5565) - Skövde, SWEDEN - OCT 2, 2011
Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pale golden, white head. Malty aroma, sweetidh and bready. Malty flavor, grass, bread, sweetish. Some hops in the finish.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jcweaver (439) - VA Beach, Virginia, USA - SEP 26, 2011
Not one of my favorite styles but found this decent. Pours a clear yellow with a small white head. Aromas and flavors of grass, citrus and light malts. Has the usual bitter/metallic "Abita finish". Overall decent and worth a try, especially for a good cause.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - SEP 21, 2011
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 9 Aug 2011) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, slightly fruity nose with tropical fruit, hay and a slightly sugary sweetness. Malty taste with notes of bread, tropical fruit, grass, hints of soap and a mild, grassy bitterness. More than medium body, fairly sweet. Nice one.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Terminus (2616) - Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA - SEP 17, 2011
bottle-pours somewhat slightly hazy yellow with a small fizzy white head with some decent lacing. lots of grains on the nose-straw, cereal, mushy notes, somewhat spicy. i wonder how old this bottle is? Dry hopped? doesnt really smell like it but then again, it is Abita. flavors are very grainy-toasted bread, whole grain cereal and lite spicy hops. long grainy finish. if this had more hop presence this would be a very good beer. it has a good base malt profile that would meld well with a big spicy noble hop bill. Abita your on the right track now just keep going this direction.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
HogTownHarry (4872) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - SEP 11, 2011
22oz bottle. Very hazy gold, huge white fizzy/creamy white head. Smells pretty solid - grain, cereal chewiness, floral, a bit sweet. Taste is kind of blah - like the aroma, but vague, less solid grain, more sweetness, no alcohol. Light but somewhat chewy mouthfeel, no carbonation, quick-finishing with a slightly papery aftertaste. Not bad. Would probably be a good "tap" beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
QuezXLV (295) - New Jersey, USA - AUG 27, 2011
I’ve had this one cellared for a while, and I decided to take this out to sample during Hurricane Irene (it seemed appropriate). This has a clear golden color and a great foamy head with good lacing. Faint wheaty aroma. Nice weight on the palate and a bit creamy. Probably a better "hot day" beer than a rainy day beer.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 14, 2011
Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Lightly hazy golden, small head. Mustardy honey aroma. Sweet with rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Grass and honey, mustard seeds and salt. Slight salty bitterness. Moderately alcoholic and soft-ish strong lager.


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